Upcoming Events
Tuesday, April 30
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
David Follette, Director of ADDFab.
LSL S330
Tuesday, April 30
4:00 pm
Understanding the Movement Challenges in People with Multiple Sclerosis. Professor, Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences.
Great Hall, Old Chapel
Thursday, May 2
11:30 am
Dr. Hoby Wedler, Chemist and Entrepreneur. Host: Ruthanne Paradise.
LGRT 1681
Recent News
Health Tech for the People (HT4P), funded by IALS/CPHM, is a new thrust focusing on the ethics of technology and accountable, human-centered design, evaluation and translation of health monitoring technologies for the public interest.
A team of engineers led by UMass Amherst recently announced that they had successfully built a tissue-like bioelectronic mesh system integrated with an array of atom-thin graphene sensors that can simultaneously measure both the electrical signal and the physical movement of cells in lab-grown human cardiac tissue.
A team of researchers led by biologists at UMass Amherst recently published the results of a first-of-its-kind study investigating the links between gene expression and brain evolution across 18 primate species.
Translational Research
The Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS) will transform life science discoveries into candidate products and services in collaboration with industry to improve human health and well being. IALS extends specific identified research strengths at UMass through its three centers:
Models for Optimized Drug Delivery
Center for Bioactive Delivery
CBD creates new ways to deliver “The right drug to the right place: by creating novel delivery platforms for small and large molecules.” Developing a wide range of delivery platforms matched to bioactive molecular delivery needs based on fundamental design principles, including nanoemulsions, nanoparticles, hybrid particles, bacteria, and hydrogels.
Wearable Sensors for Precision Healthcare Delivery & Biometric Monitoring
Center for Personalized Health Monitoring
CPHM seeks to tackle real-world problems in the emerging field of digital healthcare, wearable sensor technologies, and personalized, precision healthcare delivery, interfacing closely with provider networks, hospitals, and industry across the Massachusetts Commonwealth, and the world.
Translating Fundamental Biology into New Targets, Leads & Disease Models
Models to Medicine Center
M2M leverages mechanistic insights into molecular pathways implicated in cell health and in disease pathology to identify novel drug targets and therapeutic candidates.
IALS Virtual Tour
In this tour you will discover all of the great resources that are available at the Institute for Applied Life Sciences.
Shared Resources
UMass Amherst Core Facilities
We work together with researchers toward a singular goal: advancing applied science and technology to address the world’s most pressing challenges. We offer expertise and resources that create new opportunities, not only for scientific achievement, but also for establishing new models of collaboration.
Advance your idea from concept to commercialization
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
IALS Venture Development programs are here to help you! Our programs support development of startups and industry partnerships by UMass researchers based upon their technologies and product concepts.
Training the next generation workforce
Student Engagement
Providing students from Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) hands-on training and experience in the use and operation of a state-of-the art research equipment, experience gathering data and data analysis, and the development of team science.
